All I Really Want Is To Play Basketball Chapter 379: Overcome all obstacles and face the test! (Five thousand characters big
After the Raptors successfully won this year’s first playoff win...
In the first time after the game, espn shared a cold knowledge with the fans on its official website.
That is, so far this season, the Raptors are the least favorite team to call timeouts among all the 29 NBA teams.
"Can you believe that coach John Davis didn't even call a timeout during their playoff opener?"
On the Internet, after being popularized by espn of this cold knowledge, many fans have teased that Davis is actually the real "Zen Master" in this league.
Here, a true "Zen Master" should do this like Davis, and he will not be surprised everywhere and not chaos when he is in danger.
As for the false "Zen Master"?
Heh, isn't the old KFC grandpa standing on the Lakers bench going back to sell burgers?
This season, as the Raptors get better and better, Davis has become a legendary coach in the hearts of many fans.
But for Su Feng, who is familiar with the development history of nba in the next 20 years, he knows very well...
How high the Raptors can be held by the current public opinion, then when the Raptors encounter a trough in the future...
The public opinion at that time can also trample on the Raptors.
As written in "Three-Body", from hero to waste, from waste to savior, and finally from savior to dictator...
In fact, most sports players have had similar experiences to Luo Ji.
Competitive sports, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.
So, it's the old saying.
In this April of 2000, only Su Feng himself knew what he was carrying on his shoulders.
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On the 26th, after a two-day break, the Raptors continued to play against the Knicks at home.
This is the second match between the two teams in the first round of the playoffs.
The Raptors' bench players ushered in a carnival again.
Because of this game, after the first half, the Raptors' lead has come to 28 points.
In the third quarter, Davis took the initiative to remove the main players after only half of the quarter.
From the comparison of the lineups of the two teams, after the first game, the Knicks shouldn't have played so badly.
In fact, after the first match between the two teams, the Knicks players were on the verge of collapse in mentality.
During the game, once falling behind, the Knicks players will become more and more frustrated and have no desire to chase points.
As a result, as the Raptors continue to expand the field, the Knicks players will simply lie down.
In the end, the score of this game was 81 to 114. After winning the game, the Raptors had already won the match point of this series.
After the game, the poor performance of the Knicks players on the court was also bombarded by the New York media.
On the Internet, many Knicks fans even complain about it. If the Knicks still behave like this, it's better to let them fight.
However, Su Feng has a different view on the rhetoric of New York fans and the media.
Because in Su Feng's view, that is, the Knicks players have good professional qualities. Otherwise, just the pressure of New York, who is willing to work for the Knicks?
It is true that Ewing, Johnson, and Houston should not be so glass-hearted as veterans who have been battle-tested.
But, you have to watch it too.
Here, legendary stars like Ewing have been deprived of the right to wear Knicks jerseys and breathe air by Knicks fans, let alone other people?
To put it bluntly, in Su Feng's view, it doesn't matter if this Knicks is changed.
Because of a weird team like the Knicks...
Surely be responsible for paying the luxury tax to the league...
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On the 29th, the Raptors-Knicks game moved to New York.
Although holding two match points in hand, sweeping has become the only tacit goal of the Raptors team during this visit to New York.
In the first quarter of the game, the Knicks were beaten by the Raptors in an 18-0 climax.
The irony of the result is that amid the deafening boos of the fans, the man who stood up for the Knicks, whose military spirit had already collapsed...
It's Ewing again.
Although the collapse of the empire tournament is destined, on this night, Ewing still rushed to the Raptors' position without hesitation.
In the second half of the first quarter, Ewing used his singles many times to stop the rout for the Knicks.
However...
In the second quarter of the game, facing the Raptors' offensive like a storm, the Knicks still failed to withstand it.
At the end of midfield, the Knicks were 25 points behind the Raptors.
In the third quarter, almost all commentators in the United States began to discuss the Raptors' opponents in the next round.
Madison Square Garden, the arrogant New York fans, are using their boos and curses to continue to express their dissatisfaction to the Knicks players on the court.
"Give me all the balls!"
On the court, after looking around the court for a week, Ewing, who was slightly exhausted, patted Ward on the shoulder and said.
In the third quarter, as the Knicks are falling behind more and more, many Knicks players on the court seem to be restrained when attacking.
Even though, Ewing also knew that what he did next was totally meaningless...
But even if it made no sense, Ewing wanted to take the lead and charge again.
"Good!"
Looking up at Ewing, Ward did not refuse Ewing's last request.
In fairy tales, many of us have heard stories about heroes fighting against the evil boss at the last moment.
But on this night, the fairy tale does not belong to the Knicks and Ewing.
A few minutes later, when Patrick Ewing was replaced by Don Cheney, what he got was neither the applause and cheers in the fairy tale, nor the embrace of the blonde girl...
Instead, that resounded through the audience...
American "get off".
20 points and 8 rebounds are the answers that Ewing handed over when he was replaced.
In this way, the "gorilla" who used to compete with Olajuwon in the finals, one of the top 50 stars of the NBA, ended his 99/00 season with a boo .
It is worth mentioning that on the Raptors side, when Su Feng was replaced, the magical Knicks fans gave him...
Like the cheers of Napoleon's cavalry when they arrived in Paris.
The supreme Majesty Su Feng arrived today in New York, which has been faithfully supporting him!
In the end, 95 to 116, the Raptors defeated the Knicks 3-0 and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
After the game, online fans complained about Su Feng's performance in the first round of this year's playoffs.
Because in the three games with the Knicks, Su Feng averaged only 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block per game.
Of course, the point of fans complaining is not that Su Feng's performance is not good enough...
but...
If this fight continues, the honeys are very worried that Su Feng will be mistaken for a bastard.
"The Raptors are so strong, so strong that they don't even need Su Feng to make a move, their opponent will have fallen."
"This season, many people are saying that Su Feng lacks shots at critical moments.
But now the question is, will Su Feng have a chance to play at a critical moment? "
"In my opinion, maybe Shaq feels more intuitive on the court.
But have you ever thought about it, why does Shaq like this always have to fight his opponents until the last few minutes to decide the winner? "
"There is no doubt that Su Feng is the player most worthy of mvp! In addition, this year's best coach, I vote for John Davis!"
There is a saying, although the Internet at this time is not as developed as in the future, but watching the fans interact on the Internet, let alone, Su Feng is quite happy.
Just...
Looking at these familiar comments, Su Feng always felt that when Curry entered the league in the future, it would be difficult for him to surprise people in this respect.
Because his Uncle Su Feng had already done all this in 2000.
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After successfully qualifying for the semifinals, the Raptors have to wait for their semifinal opponents for a while.
Because on the other side, the Pistons and Heat fought 2-2 in the first four games.
Su Feng's previous life, relying on a solid defensive system, the Heat did not give this Pistons too many opportunities.
However, in this life, due to historical changes, the overall strength of the Pistons can no longer be measured by the same period in history.
After veteran Dumars retired, this season, Pistons second-year Hughes averaged 16.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists in the regular season.
As the right-hand man of Grant Hill, Hughes's rapid growth not only made Hill less pressure on offense, but Hughes was also a very reliable defender on defense.
In addition, as the right arm of Hill's right-hand man, Stackhouse, whose confidence has soared in this life, can always come forward at critical moments.
In addition, Joe Smith, who followed the Raptors to win the championship last year, broke the demons...
To be reasonable, in Su Feng's view, Riley is really good.
Because facing such a Pistons that set off a youth storm, the Heat relied on tenacious willpower and strict discipline to force the Pistons into the final battle of life and death.
Strong!
Riley!
Why don't you work harder to get rid of this piston by the way?
Ah, well, Su Feng's beautiful fantasy finally failed to become a reality.
On May 4, while the Raptors were resting and waiting patiently for their opponents in the Eastern Conference semifinals, another 90s super center in Miami's American Airlines Center fell...
Relying on the excellent performance of three muskets from outside and scoring 70 points, the Pistons had the last laugh in the life and death battle with the Heat.
The shot that Mourning refused to be replaced by Riley in the fourth quarter became a classic.
At that time, as the Heat had been behind the Pistons by as much as 20 points when they were about to end the game with only 3 minutes left, Riley decided to replace Mourning in order to give Mourning his last face.
However, for Tiehan Moning, he didn't want such a face.
"I can still fight! Don't change me!"
On the sidelines, looking at the persistent Mourning, Riley finally chose to respect the soldier's decision after a long sigh.
Of course, unlike a certain background board in New York, because Mourning still did not give up at the last moment, the Miami fans at the scene were all infected by Mourning's spirit.
At the end of the game, the Heat fans stood up, giving their applause to Mourning.
As for tnt TV station, Smith couldn't help but ridicule: "I don't know how Patrick will feel after seeing this scene?"
Hey...
What else do you think Ewing thinks?
Is it possible, can he still hit the plane with tears?
Get back to business.
After the Pistons advanced to the semifinals and met with the Raptors, the semifinals of the East and West this year have all come out.
First is the Eastern Conference. In addition to the Raptors and Pistons series, the Celtics and Pacers also met in the other half.
After the Celtics and Pacers' duel came out, many people in the shop are very curious whether Bird can lead the Pacers and help his mentor and old club.
In the Western Conference, after the Mavericks eliminated the Spurs 3-1 and the Lakers eliminated the Sonics 3-0, the two teams will compete for a Western Conference finals ticket in the Western Conference semifinals.
As for the other half of the west, the Jazz vs. Trail Blazers.
Because starting from the semifinals, the 5 games 3 wins system will become 7 games 4 wins, so for the eight teams entering the East and West semifinals, the next game will be the real test .
Especially those teams aiming for championships.
In 7 games of 4 wins, they often not only have to face the opponents in front of them, but whether they can advance ahead of their opponents in the next round is also the key to whether they can get to the end.
According to the schedule, the division semifinals between the Raptors and Pistons will start on the 6th.
From the physical condition of the team, the Raptors are undoubtedly the better side.
After all, after the Knicks were eliminated, the Raptors' players had a rest for almost a week.
In contrast, the Pistons, who just finished their life-and-death battle with the Heat, have only one day off.
Therefore, after the results of the semifinals of the playoffs were released, Davis, D'Antoni, and Rivers all believed that the Raptors did not have any excuses for losing in the G1 game.
On the 5th, the Raptors did not arrange training. Davis hoped that the team could play in the best condition to make a good start to the semifinals.
On the 6th, in the crowded route center arena, the Raptors ushered in their playoff semi-final g1 this year.
Before the game, during the warm-up, Stackhouse, Hill, and Joe Smith took the initiative to greet Su Feng.
Because Stackhouse and Joe Smith had been teammates with Su Feng, they both jokingly told Su Feng during the pre-match chat that they had already told the Pistons about Su Feng’s weakness. Head coach Rick Carlisle.
As for this, although the joke is a joke, this conversation also made Su Feng more vigilant.
Because Su Feng, who knows the future history very well, knows that Carlisle is by no means a general.
Su Feng's previous life, as one of the future NBA coaches, after arriving in Dallas in the 08/09 season, Carlisle not only quickly cleaned up the mess left by the young general Johnson, but in the 10/11 season, he also led that The underdog Mavericks defeated the Heat in the finals.
In addition, although Rashid Wallace was indeed bought by Larry Brown at the mercy of Larry Brown, if Carlisle did not leave him with Hamilton, Ben Wallace, Prince, etc., even if Brown would build defense again System, I am afraid that the Pistons will also be difficult to make a name in history.
Moreover, Carlisle, who is good at team building, is not the kind of stubborn academic coach.
This season, after he took over the team's coach from Alvin Gentry, the Pistons made a qualitative leap in three-pointers and hits.
In Carlisle's coaching resume, three-pointers have always been a weapon he likes very much.
Of course, unlike offensive coaches like D'Antoni and Nelson, Carlisle is also very good at building a team's defensive system because the balance of offense and defense is the kingly pursuit of Carlisle.
Su Feng's previous life, in the 10/11 season, the Mavericks built a wall of sighs around Tyson Chandler that made the emperor and Wade desperate.
Therefore, in Su Feng's heart, Carlisle's danger level can definitely be ranked among the top five in the current league.
"Hey, is this the punishment of the World Line?"
On the court, when warming up, watching Carlisle coaching the Pistons two years earlier, at this moment, Su Feng could not help but feel the bitter fruit of changing history without authorization.
Because of this life, Carlesimo is not strong, so Carlisle, who should have been his assistant coach, also decided in advance to become the head coach.
Coincidentally, because Carlisle’s coaching philosophy coincides with the Pistons, Gentry led the team just after a wave of losses this season...
What Gentry never expected was that his losing streak not only didn't let him get any interest, but also let him directly lose the Pistons' handsome position.
In short, compared to last year, starting from the semifinals this year, the Raptors will face a strong challenge.
On the court, after chatting with Hill for a few minutes, Su Feng also returned to the bench, quietly waiting for the arrival of the entry style.
Su Feng's previous life, when many Hill blew Hill, Su Feng always felt that these people had blown their heads over.
But in this life...
You may not believe it.
The number one Hill in this league now...
It is Su Feng himself.
In the regular season, Hill, who averaged 26 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game, may not be statistically better than many of his juniors after the era of data soaring in the future.
However, please don't doubt Hill's strength because of this.
Because this is definitely a top supercar with a catapult and start speed faster than McGrady.
Because of being too gentleman, many Hill fans, like Hill, do not like to argue with others about how strong Hill is.
But for Su Feng, who regarded Hill as an idol in his early years, even if he has developed a "three-piece suit" in the past four years, he will not think that his strength is Far above the hill.
As early as the first round of this year's playoffs, Su Feng had already foreseen the difficulty of this year's semifinals.
In the Airline Center Arena, DJ Martin used his subwoofer-like voice to finish introducing the players of the two teams tonight. The big screen on the scene gave the starting list of the two sides tonight.
Pistons: Terry Mills, Joe Smith, Hill, Stackhouse, Hughes~IndoMTL.com~Raptors: Big Ben, O'Neal, Su Feng, Carter, McGrady.
tnt TV, during the pre-match preview, Smith said: "Tonight, in the starting lineup of the two teams, no player is taller than 210 cm. This is the first time in this year's playoffs." /
On the side, Derek echoed: "Tall players have dominated the league for a long time, but since the Raptors won with a small lineup last year, this year we found that there have been a lot of goals. The team is starting to imitate the Raptors."
In the middle of the court, Big Ben and Mills have reached the center circle.
A few seconds later, a scene that surprised McGrady appeared.
Because...
It turned out to be the Raptors who started the game tonight!
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ps: Bring the 5000-word chapter!